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3.8

A homely little place, perfect for visiting some of Venice's most impressive art collections.

Sisters Valentina and Graziella Campanati run this 12-room hotel in the Dorsoduro district with great enthusiasm. They’re always on hand with good advice, and always happy to book tickets, taxis and restaurant tables. A private water entrance along a little canal means you can step out of your water taxi and straight into the hotel.

Location

4.3

90%

Eating/drinking

3

90%

Leisure facilities

n/a

90%

Service

4.5

90%

Value for money

4.5

90%

Bedrooms

3.8

90%

Public areas

3.8

90%

Location

Dorsoduro, on the southern bank of the Grand Canal, is a quiet, arty area, home to the Accademia gallery, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Punta della Dogana gallery and a host of lovely churches including the magnificent Salute. From Ca’ Zose it’s no distance to the Accademia and Salute vaporetto stops, but I find it’s much more fun to hop on the traghetto when I need to cross the canal from here to St Mark’s.

Bedrooms

Spotlessly clean rooms, many with exposed wooden beams, are decorated with prettily painted furniture and brocade bedspreads and curtains. The beds are firm-to-hard; the bathrooms are small but well-appointed though the showers are rather tiny. Rooms on the canal side of the building are generally larger but if you’re a light sleeper, you may find the delivery boats disturb you in the morning.

Eating and drinking

Breakfast is served in the neat dining room off the reception. It’s rather unfortunate that the pastries tend to be pre-packaged and the selection of fresh fruit, yogurt etc isn’t great. Still, there are plenty of good cafés in the area to compensate for this.

Service

Friendly, helpful and very well informed.

Who stays there

Visitors who value Ca’ Zose’s proximity to great art – classical, modern and contemporary – dominate. But the attentive sister-owners make this a great place for women travelling alone too.

Price advice

There are plenty of last minute, long stay and early booking deals throughout the year, so chances of getting a good deal are high.

Amenities

High-Speed Internet

Pets Allowed

Recommended for

Backpackers / Students

Culture vultures

Families with teenagers

Mature travellers

Singles

Escaping the crowds

Sightseeing

Art

Pros & Cons

Ideally placed for reaching major sights without being in the middle of the tourist mass

Breakfast is disappointing given the attention to detail in other aspects of the hotel